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Tres Grace Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only San Antonio, Texas · EIN 842615544

Tres Grace Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Antonio, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $10.4 million in 103 grants; the typical grant was $62,000 and the largest $2.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $9.2 million the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$5.6 million1$126 million
2023$9.2 million1$118 million
2024$10.4 million103$127 million

How to apply

Tres Grace Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tres Grace Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas97$10.0 million
Florida1$100,000
North Carolina1$100,000
Virginia2$60,000
District of Columbia1$50,000
Georgia1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 103 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation Inc
Corpus Christi, TX
Health & Human Services$2.0 million
Central Texas Food Bank
Austin, TX
Hunger & Food Security$300,000
Coastal Bend Food Bank
Corpus Christi, TX
Hunger & Food Security$300,000
Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation Inc
Corpus Christi, TX
Health & Human Services$300,000
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank
El Paso, TX
Hunger & Food Security$300,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities South Texas
Corpus Christi, TX
Health & Human Services$250,000
Texas State Aquarium Association
Corpus Christi, TX
Parks & Green Space$210,000
Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Inc
Pharr, TX
Hunger & Food Security$200,000
Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX
Hunger & Food Security$200,000
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
Hunger & Food Security$200,000
South Texas Food Bank
Laredo, TX
Hunger & Food Security$200,000
Communities In Schools of Central Texas
Austin, TX
Health & Human Services$150,000
Communities In Schools San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Mental Health$150,000
Del Mar College Foundation Inc
Corpus Christi, TX
Vocational Programs$150,000
HFCC Inc
San Antonio, TX
Unhoused$150,000
Remember the Alamo Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Summer Teacher Institute$150,000
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives Inc
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$150,000
San Antonio Food Bank
San Antonio, TX
Hunger & Food Security$150,000
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Foundation Inc
Corpus Christi, TX
Arts & Culture$150,000
The Trail Conservancy
Austin, TX
Parks & Green Space$150,000
University of Texas Foundation
Austin, TX
Health & Human Services$150,000
Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$140,000
Clarity Child Guidance Center
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$130,000
Operation Homefront Inc
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$120,000
Autism Community Network
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000
Christian Assistance Ministry Inc
San Antonio, TX
Unhoused$100,000
Coastal Bend Food Bank
Corpus Christi, TX
Hunger & Food Security$100,000
Communities In Schools of the Coastal Bend
Corpus Christi, TX
Mental Health$100,000
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc
Tampa, FL
Health & Human Services$100,000
Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation Inc
Corpus Christi, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000
Foundation Communities
Austin, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000
Good Samaritan Rescue Mission
Corpus Christi, TX
Unhoused$100,000
Haven for Hope of Bexar County
San Antonio, TX
Unhoused$100,000
Hemisfair Conservancy
San Antonio, TX
Parks & Green Space$100,000
LifeWorks aka Youth and Family Alliance
Austin, TX
Unhoused$100,000
MANNA FoodBank Inc
Asheville, NC
Hunger & Food Security$100,000
Mission Road Developmental Center
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc
Austin, TX
Unhoused$100,000
Phoenix Center Camp Phoenix
Horseshoe Bay, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000
Project MEND
San Antonio, TX
Health & Human Services$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tres Grace Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Tres Grace Family Foundation give?

$10.4 million in tax year 2024, across 103 grants, with a typical grant of $62,000.

Who runs Tres Grace Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Heather B Dobson (President), Hugh C Dobson (Treasurer), Lynne Dobson (Secretary) and Anne M Dobson (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Tres Grace Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and youth programs.

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